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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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