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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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