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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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