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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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