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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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