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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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