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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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