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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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