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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies 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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