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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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