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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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