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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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