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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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