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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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