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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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