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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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