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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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