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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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