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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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