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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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