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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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