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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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