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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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