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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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