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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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