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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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