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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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