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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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