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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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