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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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