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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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