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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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