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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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