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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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