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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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