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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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