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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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