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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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