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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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