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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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