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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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