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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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