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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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