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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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