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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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