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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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