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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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