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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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