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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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