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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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