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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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