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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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