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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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