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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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