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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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