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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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