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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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