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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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