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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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