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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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