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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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