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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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