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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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