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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing 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 education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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