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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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