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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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