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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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