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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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