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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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