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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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