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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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