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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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