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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores 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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