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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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