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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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