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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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