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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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