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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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