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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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