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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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