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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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