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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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