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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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