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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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