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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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