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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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