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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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