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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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