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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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