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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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