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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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