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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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