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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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