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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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