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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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