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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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