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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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