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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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