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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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