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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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