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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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