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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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