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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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