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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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