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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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