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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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