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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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