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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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