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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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