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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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