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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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