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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire 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. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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