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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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