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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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