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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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