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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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