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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates 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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