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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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