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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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