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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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