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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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