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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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