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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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