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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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