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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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