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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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