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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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