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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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