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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the 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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