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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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