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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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