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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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