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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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