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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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