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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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