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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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