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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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