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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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