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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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