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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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