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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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