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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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