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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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