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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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