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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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