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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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