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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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