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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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