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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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