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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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