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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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