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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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