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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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