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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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