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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions 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 low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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