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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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