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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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