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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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