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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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