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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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