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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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