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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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