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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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