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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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