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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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