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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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