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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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