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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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