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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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