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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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