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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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