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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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