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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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