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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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