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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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