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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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