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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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