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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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