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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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