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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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