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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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