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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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