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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes 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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