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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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