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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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