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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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