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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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