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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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