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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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