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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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