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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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