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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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