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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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