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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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