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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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