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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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