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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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