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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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