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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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