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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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