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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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