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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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