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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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