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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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