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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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