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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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