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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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