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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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