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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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