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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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