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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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