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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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