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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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