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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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