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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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