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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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