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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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