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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the 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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