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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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