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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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