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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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