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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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