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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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