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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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