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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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