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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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