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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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