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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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