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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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