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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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