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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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