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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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