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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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