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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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