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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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