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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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