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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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