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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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