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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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