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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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