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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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