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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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