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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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