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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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