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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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