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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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