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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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