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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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