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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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