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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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