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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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