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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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