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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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