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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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