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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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