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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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