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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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