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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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