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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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