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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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