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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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