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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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