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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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