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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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