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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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