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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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