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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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