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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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