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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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