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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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