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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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