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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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