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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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