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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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