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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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