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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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