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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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