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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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