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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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