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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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