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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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