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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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