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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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