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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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