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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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