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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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