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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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