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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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