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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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