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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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