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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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