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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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