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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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