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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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