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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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