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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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