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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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