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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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