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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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