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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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