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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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