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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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