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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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