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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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