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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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