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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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