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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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