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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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