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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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