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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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