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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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