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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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