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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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