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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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