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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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