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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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