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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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