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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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