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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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