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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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