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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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