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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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