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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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