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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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