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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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