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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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