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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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