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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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