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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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