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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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