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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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