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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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