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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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