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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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