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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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