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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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