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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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