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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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