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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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