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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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