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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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