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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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