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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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