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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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