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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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