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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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