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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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