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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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