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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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