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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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