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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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