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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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