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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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