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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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