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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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