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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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