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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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