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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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