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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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