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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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