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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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