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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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