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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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