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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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