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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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