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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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