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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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