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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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