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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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