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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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