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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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