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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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