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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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