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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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