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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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