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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes 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 MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum 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 educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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