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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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