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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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