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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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