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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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