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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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