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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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