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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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