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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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