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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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