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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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