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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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