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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the 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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