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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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