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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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