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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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