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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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