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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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