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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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