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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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