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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates 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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