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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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