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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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