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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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