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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines 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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