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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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