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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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