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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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