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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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