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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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