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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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