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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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