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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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