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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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