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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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