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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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