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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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