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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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