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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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