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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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