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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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