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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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