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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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