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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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