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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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