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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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