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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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