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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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