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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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