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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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