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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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