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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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