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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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