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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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