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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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