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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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