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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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