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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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