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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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