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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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