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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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