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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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