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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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