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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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