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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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