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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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