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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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