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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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