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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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