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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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