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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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