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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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