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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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