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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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