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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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