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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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