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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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