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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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