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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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