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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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