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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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