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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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