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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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