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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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