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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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