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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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