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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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