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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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