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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes 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. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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