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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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