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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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