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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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