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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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