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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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