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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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