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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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