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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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