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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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