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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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