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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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