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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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