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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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