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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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