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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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