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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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