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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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