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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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