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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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