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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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