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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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