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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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