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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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