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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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