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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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