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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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