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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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