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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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