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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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