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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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