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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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