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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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