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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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