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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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