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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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