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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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