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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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