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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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