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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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