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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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