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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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