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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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