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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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