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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping 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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