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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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