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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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