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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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