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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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